Response to "Latitude for B/W films"

If you underexpose B/W film you'll have areas on the negative with nothing at all, which leads to featureless regions of black in the print, generally something to avoid. Much better to err on the side of overexposure when in doubt.

There're several ways to salvage an overexposed negative but there's not much to do when there's no info on the negative.

I derive much comfort from the use of a spot meter. That way, I know what's going where, exposure-wise.

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